An observatory in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is preparing to open for the first time since the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day. Though the observatory survived the quake undamaged ...

Located on the Sea of Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture once held a powerful place in feudal Japan. We can see this legacy today at ...

The government is estimating that the Noto Peninsula earthquake caused damage ... dealing a major blow to the local tourism sector. The disaster’s impact on these economic activities has not ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—Early risers in the northern Noto Peninsula before dawn on Oct ... terraced rice paddies here. The popular tourist attraction was hit hard by the New Year ...

Hiromasa Nakano, Japan's new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister, vowed Wednesday to secure ... areas ...

The container-style facility will house people arriving to help after the Noto Peninsula earthquake ... The new 41-room facility aims to cut travel time, enabling aid workers to swiftly reach ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

Voters in Ishikawa Prefecture, struck by a strong earthquake on the Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day ... staff from shuttered "ryokan" inns and others in the tourism industry listened to stump ...

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A schematic diagram of the faulting processes of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake sequence. The crustal processes and faults broken during the long-lasting intense earthquake swarm are ...

Following the major quake that struck the Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1 this year ... raising enough to cover the students' travel expenses. Seeking to convey conditions in disaster-hit area Five ...

This is the first time that the U.S. military will provide assistance to an earthquake-affected area in Japan since 2016. A series of tragedies thus far in 2024 shows why it’s high time to ...